Marin County intends to purchase a small lot in Point Reyes Station to provide housing for people being evicted from ranches in the Point Reyes National Seashore and other substandard housing ...

Bass Lake at Point Reyes National Seashore, pictured in an undated photo. Outside selected Bass Lake as the second-best swimming hole within a U.S. National Park.

While prospective guests may first think of the ocean beach as the main aquatic attraction at Point Reyes National Seashore, the park is also filled with ponds, lagoons and four lakes "derived ...

Outdoor Magazine released its roundup of the "9 Best Swimming Holes in Our National Parks" last week, placing California destinations in both the first- and second-place positions.

The temporary housing will be for families displaced by the closure of the ranches and those who are living in substandard housing on other West Marin ranches.

The beach and formations are best viewed at low tide. Also on the list, at No. 7, was Wildcat Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County.

Another public release is planned for June 18. “It’s a real inspiration story,” said Donna Shaver, chief of the Padre Island National Seashore Division of Sea Turtle Science and Recovery.

2. Bass Lake, Point Reyes National Seashore, California Bass Lake sits at the halfway point along the Coast Trail to Alamere Falls, a 40-foot waterfall that drops directly over a cliff onto the beach.